Reuters poll finds 78 percent of Americans support fed subsidies for family planning services

A recent poll conducted by Thomson Reuters Pulse Healthcare Survey found than an overwhelming majority of Americans believe that family planning services (not including abortion) for low-income women should be subsidized by the federal government. # When asked, “Do you think the federal government should subsidize birth control and other family planning services, NOT including abortion, at government-funded clinics for low-income women?” 78 percent of respondents said yes. # According to the survey, “the percentage decreases with age: while 90% of those 35 years old or under responded yes, that figure dipped to 70% in respondents 65 years old or older.” # Even though there is clear public support for such policy, states around the country have actively undermined federal efforts to fund family planning.